CapTech technical experts discuss enterprise architecture and where it performs best within an organization. As middle-tier technologies have shifted from monolithic tools and frameworks to more lightweight, containerized, and server-less environments, a similar movement has also occurred in enterprise architecture. Formally centralized enterprise architects have now migrated to be distributed architects working within functional teams. Our thought leaders discuss the pain points and dysfunction of both approaches and suggest methods for taking a middle pendulum approach to achieve the best results.